Amazing Boulder is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #565868 |
| Complementary Color | #9799a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Amazing Boulder Color. The Tame Thyme color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mossy Gold (#9c9273) for more energetic effect. Try Timber Town as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9799a9 is the best complementary color to Amazing Boulder. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a797 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Olive are #a99e97 and #a2a997. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a797 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bronco and Bud colors as they work well with Amazing Boulder.
The split-complementary Amazing Boulder palette consists of #9e97a9 and #97a2a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9799a9). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a9a797, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a9a797 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amazing Boulder. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amazing Boulder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a797 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amazing Boulder tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9799a9) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97a9a7 and #a99798.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a797 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Amazing Boulder has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 9.47% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a797 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 7.05% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a797 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,167,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 7.05, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(53.33,9.47%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.33,10.65%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.2461,-2.1492,8.5266) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7668,38.3068,34.787) |